cloud-finops — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Analyze cloud, AI, and SaaS spend, investigate waste, and connect costs to business value. Useful for billing questions, capacity planning, and cost allocation.
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a claude-codeWhat cloud-finops does
This skill covers technology costs across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, AI services, SaaS, and on-premises or hybrid setups. Ask about inference spending, Kubernetes allocation, data platforms, or subscriptions to coding tools. It also addresses concrete cost concerns such as idle VMs, NAT gateway charges, and cloud commitments.
Its guidance starts with diagnosing the spend and relating it to value before recommending changes. The skill routes questions to topic-specific reference files; Bedrock billing and GenAI capacity planning, for instance, have separate references. To install in Claude Code, run npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a claude-code; recommendations still need to be checked against your actual billing and usage data.
What it helps with
- trace a rise in AWS NAT gateway charges
- estimate spending on AI inference
- allocate Kubernetes costs across teams
- compare self-hosted and managed inference
- find idle VMs and excess snapshots
Example prompts for the agent
- Investigate why our AWS NAT gateway charges increased.
- Compare self-hosted and managed inference costs for this workload.
- Suggest a way to allocate Kubernetes spend across our teams.
How to install cloud-finops
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cloud-finops/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills cloud-finops2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --path plugins/cloud-finops/skills/cloud-finopsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about cloud-finops
How do I install cloud-finops in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add OptimNow/cloud-finops-skills --skill cloud-finops -a claude-code. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/cloud-finops/SKILL.md.
What does cloud-finops do?
It guides analysis of cloud, AI, and SaaS spending, including waste detection and cost allocation. Its topics range from inference economics to cloud commitments.
Which AI cost topics does the skill cover?
It covers inference costs, GenAI capacity planning, self-hosted versus managed inference, GPU cost attribution, and APIs from open-weight model vendors.
